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“Creativity takes courage.” "There are always flowers for those who want to see them." - Henri MatisseThe French artist, born 145 years ago, is "a giant of modern art". Enjoy his work The Window in high res at: http://goo.gl/4TqIPS with the DIA Art Foundation

"In a letter Matisse described this picture: 'Through the window of the drawing room one sees the green of the garden and a black tree trunk, a basket of forget-me-nots on the table, a garden chair and a rug.' Simple? Not really. Matisse flattened the parquet floor and turquoise walls into one unified line. Add the tilted table top and the skeletal chair, and you have a painting that carefully balances Matisse's desire to reproduce the world accurately in a harmonious two-dimensional painting." (via www.dia.org)﻿